The Syracuse Journal, Volume 23, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 May 1930 — Page 8

Letter From Bangkok Describes Costumes at Coronation Banquet

Mrs. Bernard Cuniff.is in receipt of a letter Tr-m her sister, Mrs. Ray Stevens, in Bangkok, Siam, describing part of the social festivities which celebrated the visit of Danish nobility there. Mrs. Steve ns was' ill during mpst of her visit ,at the Splnk-Wuwa.-i-e hotel last summer,-so only a few Syracuse people met her, but she may come again this summer* Mrs'. Cuniff says. . .Mr/ Stevens is the ..- eri >n advisor to the King of Siam, at Bangkok, Os .the official parties during coronAtiyn festivities there, Mrs. Stevehs wrote: * “The new Danish ship Amerika -came out passengers; "except for the Royalties ,and goes back with passengers- in pla the ing given <>vjer to the Royalties, “A dinner and dance were given aboard her. Guests were the Danish people, the I" re ; Office people, a few Siamese Princes, and some of the elite of the business world. N<-. diplomats. Hence 1 was the third ranking lady and was seated at the table With the Crown Prince and j Prince Axel. • Besides us there were’ four Siamese at the table “So 1 had a good chance to observe t!.e Princes. They struck me' as rather lacking di. i y except for their 6 ft. 3 inches. “Ray sat at the captain’.- table. 1 liked the captain very • .u- h. L'n.et I him just before dinner. His table was next to ours. “I was too far away from prince Axel to .talk with him, and. all I had to. do with the Crown Prince 'was i-. hand shake .and he raised his i-h.i::i-. pagne glass to me. “The boat is ii beautiful one. Many of the rooms have private baths. The boat is 12,i.hjp to-.-. "There was dar.'<-u after dinner, the guests on the >:miller boats <-f this royal fleet, am them 'Sir Edward and l.a<|j.' Cook, came to our boat .for t h is. “This ship affair v. as T n - night. The Coronation banquet "as Wednesday night. P. v. h<- .i full dress affair w ith . old-la, >■. als, swot ds and feat h, ed the men; diamonds gah ie f|r the .Siamese women ad then usual handsome costumes; 1 .w neck ■■dte.sscs for the European women. f . • “Princess Axel. wh- I k w I’d iike, had the new.style, ‘ ale ’ the waist band in ba .. with a npe <-f

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pearls and q diamond head band. “Some of the diplomats wives also had the new style, one in particular, ,j showing a deep sun tan a good waydown the back, then a rim of white. Silly fashion. “The rest of the Europeans showed niore gumption, though dresses to' the. t hees in front and to the ground > in the- back, showed their gumption I wasn’t so much after' all. Jje moi—' 1 was very conservative, moderate,; neck to hem.. | “A ter the ball was'opened arid the I | King .and Queen had watched awhile,. ! j they left, and then came supper bn I top of that banquet- Among those I eat our table was the Chamberlain I <>f the Danish Crown Princes’ party. He sat beside me, spoke English very ■well ynd w its, very-talkative. He is elderly and he also is a tall man. •' “H s costume was a gaudy one. A scarlet, coat with long swallow tails ; and gold braid all over it. It stood open in front to show his white vest. His trouser- were white flannel with I a broad braid of gold down each leg. His hat was black, braided with gold, ■ iand feathered. A fold up affair, w hich he had to carry about with him.'- He complained of the laVk pockets, -aid he had to hand his ex- I jtra nioi.ey over to the Crown Prince to carry. '. “The Crown Prince had on white! (luck, w ith gold lace collars and | i.cuffs . I was very much amused and | so w ill Bernard be at the following remark The Chamberlain spoke of di the .entertainment galore of the I 10 days' visit, said it was rather tir-; it his age “But I have done l everything the Princes have except -ee the Cenemt Works, 1 don't know how they make cement or what ■ it is made of, and 1 w asn’t interested! j “I had to laugh. Nothing more anifrteii'Sting than, a visit to the ci* ' me:;’ wdrks-can be imagined.- They | go of course because-it' i-s,.ai Dari-h interest here. He was an mmsingl talker, but his talking showed hi’- life, a bleak one for all its. festivities, i “We left right after supper. The.d party hid : to leave as. their J '.-• start before two o’clock, i in orde re . h the ' bar jat high I tide at ,'i a.m. They are now on’ ' I i Osw al, of Ft. ■ Way rie, I - due Monday to visit her sister, Mrs.

Rural Districts Urged To Prevent Losses From Fires Alfred Hogston, State Fire Marshal, in an interview this week gave out the following statement on the approximate fire losses of the state from October Ist, 1929, to April Ist, 1930, the-first six months of the fiscal year of the Fire Marshal Departi ; '’T - .- I Mr. Hogston said, “The total prop- ' erty loss in cities over 5,000 popui ration was $1,075,275; in towns under ! 5000 population it was $470,757; and jin rural districts and small villages j j it was. $1,457,625. | “Compared with the same period of time for the previous fiscal year, the fire losses in cities of over 5,000 pop- 1 .in tow n under .5000 population they have decreased $399,563; arid in small j villages and rural districts they have I figures bear out what I said so many times the fire prob--i lem is gradually being solved in cit- . ies and towns, but villages and rtir-;.ah,-districts .show a serious need■ for 'fire prevention methods. Fire resisi live construction and fire fighting j facilities and equipment need emphasis in these districts, and until this is I jdohe. the c.oiintry districts can only, i expect a mounting fire loss. I ' ■

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HOOSIER ART SALON MAY COME IN JUNE Tentative arrangements have been made With the Herron Art Institute, by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ciiniff and Dr- Urbana Spink, to have the pictures of the Hoosier salon on exhibition at the Wawasee hotel the latter part of June. The Circuit of Indiana Artist’s work will be on display the whole summer, as has been the custom the last three years. The Wawasee is to be opened Decoration Day, according to Mrs. Cuniff, a number of conventions being scheduled for June. I In addition to the purchase of land ' for an airport, the owners of the Wawasee are making plans to have the service .of the Greyhound Bus Lines from their hotel to -larger cit- , ies in the state, for the use of their . guests. The services of a French chef for j the Wawasee. are being arranged for j and the orchestra from’the Athletic Club of Indianapolis will furnish music for the guests. Dining room boys and maids are to be brought out from the Palmer House of Chicago, Mrs, Cuniff said. Europeans critics say that Americans move too fast to live properly. Well, if they didn’t move fast, es- ' pecially in traffic, they wouldn’t live at all. ! ' .

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